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Joe Cunningham: Twelve years ago, and I went, we had the money and we had a limited forest. Take a look at all of California when you…

On the recordJune 16, 2004
Twelve years ago, and I went, we had the money and we had a limited forest. Take a look at all of California when you have 3 decades of brush that is built up, when you have the number of trees that have been eaten by the beetles. You have not got enough money in the world to meet that need, and we were stopped from doing that when it was manageable.
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Joe Cunningham
South Carolina

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Discussing forest management and funding issues related to California's environmental challenges.

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